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The boss of Siam Supermarket & Cafe said they had done ‘everything asked to ensure we meet standards’ since being given zero, in January this year, and are now awaiting a re-inspection.

Red Chilli and China City were both handed zero ratings in March this year.

Siam Supermarket (Image: Manchester Evening News)

Inspectors said ‘major improvements’ were necessary at all three restaurants regarding hygienic handling of food, including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage as well as their ‘cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene’.

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Each of them were visited by Manchester Council’s environmental health team who thoroughly inspected the kitchens of the three restaurants and found they weren’t even up to a basic minimum standard.

A full report on each of the sites is compiled by the council and the M.E.N has requested each of them to fully establish the issues in each.

China City (Image: Manchester Evening News)

Red Chilli hasn’t been without its fair share of problems in recent years.

It was taken over by administrators in 2015 and the following year the owner died. But it reopened in 2016.

Siam Cafe was highly praised in a Guardian food review in 2014.

China City is also a well-established restaurant in the heart of Chinatown.

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The M.E.N has contacted each of the restaurants for comment.

Lallalin Mahasrabphaisal, manager of Siam Thai Supermarket and Cafe, said: “We have done everything that has been asked to ensure we meet standards and we are waiting for a re-inspection.”

Our list is based on inspections that appear on the FSA’s website and is accurate at the time of writing. Visits from council inspectors vary and many might be waiting for upcoming inspections. We will publish newly-updated, zero-rating inspection figures every few months.